joining me right now is california republican congressman, tom mcclintock. good to have you here. it's a double standard. he said one thing then and another thing now? >> a couple things. in all my years i learned wet other side is calling you names you know you are winning the argument and you know they know you are winning the argument. this business of the acquittal won't matter. in a sense they are right. in order to have an acquittal you have to have a crime. the house has charged the president with no crime. that's the first question the senate has to answer. the constitution is very specific. treason, bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors. they haven't done that they made up two charges, abuse of power and obstruction of congress, neither of which is a crime. object trucks of congress means he was asserting his constitutional prerogatives that have been asserted by every president since george washington. the executive privilege assures the president has candid advice and is able to talk candidly. and abuse of congress, that's the 18th century term, maladministrati